JP3441832B2 - Ticket-vending machine - Google Patents

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Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a ticket vending machine which is operated by a customer to issue a ticket and a receipt for the ticket. 2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, ticket vending machines have been installed at railway line stations in order to streamline commuter pass issuance work by station staff to issue commuter passes by users themselves. Many are in practical use. This type of ticket vending machine is generally designed so that a commuter pass can be purchased using a credit card or the like that enables credit transactions instead of cash, and a customer purchases a commuter pass using a credit card. In such a case, a receipt for the commuter pass is issued. By the way, such a ticket vending machine has to issue a receipt only when predetermined information (commutation ticket information) is normally magnetically recorded on a ticket (commutation ticket) to be issued, Conventionally, before issuing a ticket, the magnetic recording information of the ticket is read to determine whether or not the magnetic recording is normally performed. If the information is normally magnetically recorded on the ticket, the ticket is issued and the relevant information is issued. A ticket receipt was created and issued. However, in the above-mentioned ticket vending machine, the receipt issuance process is started from a point in time when it is determined that information can be normally magnetically recorded on the ticket. There is a problem that the time required for issuing the receipt of the ticket becomes long, and it takes a long time to issue the ticket and the receipt of the ticket. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems of the ticket vending machine, and is issued when information can be normally magnetically recorded on a ticket to be issued. It is an object of the present invention to provide a ticket vending machine that can issue a ticket and a receipt for the ticket in a short time by shortening a required time for issuing the ticket and a receipt for the ticket. [0004] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention magnetically records predetermined information on a ticket to be issued, reads the magnetically recorded information, and issues or collects the ticket. A ticket processing unit configured as described above, a receipt issuing unit configured to generate and issue or collect a receipt of a ticket issued by the ticket processing unit, and a ticket processing by controlling the ticket processing unit and the receipt issuing unit. Means for magnetically recording predetermined information on the ticket, reading the magnetically recorded information and issuing the ticket, and receipt issuing means for generating and issuing a receipt by the receipt issuing means in parallel with the ticket. Based on the magnetic recording information read by the processing means, it is determined whether or not the information is normally magnetically recorded on the ticket, and when the information is normally magnetically recorded on the ticket, the ticket processing means issues the ticket. Processing and receipt issuance processing by the receipt issuing means are continued to issue tickets and receipts, and when information is not normally magnetically recorded on the ticket, the ticket issuing processing of the ticket processing means and the receipt issuing processing of the receipt issuing means are stopped. In this case, a control means for collecting tickets and receipts is adopted. Hereinafter, a ticket vending machine according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to an embodiment shown in the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a ticket vending machine according to the present invention. The ticket vending machine shown in FIG. 1 is installed at a railway line station and operated by a customer to sell tickets such as ordinary tickets, coupon tickets, or commuter passes (continuous commuter tickets). If the customer wishes, or if a credit card is used instead of cash, a receipt for the commuter pass is issued. In FIG. 1, reference numeral (1) denotes a housing of a ticket vending machine, and a plasma display which guides and displays the name of a railway company to be handled by a passenger is provided on the front face of the housing (1), that is, on a customer service part. (2) Displaying a purchase guidance screen including a normal ticket fee button when selling a standard ticket, and displaying a coupon purchase guidance screen including a price button corresponding to the section of the coupon when selling the coupon. When a commuter pass is sold, a display with touch panel (3) that displays an input screen consisting of a Japanese syllabary table and numeric keys for entering commuter pass information to be recorded on the commuter pass, and a card insertion / Return port
(4), a receipt issuing port (5) for receipts, a selection button (6) including a plurality of button switches for selecting the number of ordinary tickets, selecting an adult / child, selecting a receipt, selecting a ticket type, and a commuter pass. Ticket issuance slot (7) and coin slot for coin insertion (8)
, A bill insertion slot (9) for inserting bills, an input amount indicator (10) for displaying the amount of inserted money, a ticket issuing port (11) for ordinary and coupon tickets, and a bill for returning bills. A return port (12), a change discharge port (13) for discharging change, a cancel button switch (14) for canceling purchase of a ticket, and a call button switch (15) for calling a clerk are provided at predetermined positions. Have been. The ticket issuing port (7) is also used as an insertion port for inserting an old commuter pass. FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the ticket vending machine shown in FIG. In FIG. 2, reference numeral (16) denotes a staff operation unit for operating a power switch of a ticket vending machine and confirming an issue date to be printed or magnetically recorded on a ticket such as a regular ticket, a coupon or a commuter pass, and a symbol (17). ) Is a magnetic disk storage unit that stores various data necessary for selling tickets, such as the name of the handling railway company, station information for each handling railway company, rate data of ordinary tickets, coupons or commuter passes between stations. Reference numeral 18 denotes a card reader for reading card information (card issuing company name, validity period, name, account number, etc.) magnetically recorded on the credit card inserted into the card insertion / return slot (4). This card reader (18) has a card insertion / return
The credit card inserted in (4) is taken in by a transport mechanism such as a transport roller, the card information of the credit card is read by a magnetic head, and the credit card is returned from the card insertion / return port (4). . Reference numeral (19) is a receipt issuing machine which is a receipt issuing means configured to generate and issue or collect receipts, and details information such as a station name, an issue date and a fee of a commuter pass is printed on a receipt base paper. The receipt created by printing with the print head is transported and issued to the receipt issuing port (5) by a transport mechanism such as a transport roller, or is transported to the collection box by the transport mechanism and collected. I have. Reference numeral (20) denotes a ticket processing unit serving as a ticket issuing means, which collects the old commuter pass inserted in the ticket issuing port (7), creates a new commuter pass, and issues it from the ticket issuing port (7). Things. The ticket processing unit (20) takes in the old commuter pass inserted in the ticket issuing port (7) by a transport mechanism such as a transport belt and records commuter pass information (departure station, via Station, arrival station, date of validity, name, age, gender, etc.) with a magnetic head, and then temporarily hold the old commuter pass at a predetermined location and place the commuter pass on the commuter pass to be issued. The ticket information is printed by a thermal printer, magnetically recorded by the magnetic head, and the magnetically recorded information is read by the magnetic head. If the commuter pass information is normally magnetically recorded on the commuter pass, the commuter pass is issued. Issued from (7) to collect the old commuter pass,
If the commuter pass information is not normally magnetically recorded in the commuter pass, the commuter pass is collected and the old commuter pass is returned from the ticket issuing port (7). Also, the ticket processing unit
In (20), reception (insertion, reading, magnetic writing, return) of a prepaid card and a stored fair card is also possible. Reference numeral (21) denotes a coin processing unit for checking coins inserted into the coin insertion slot (8), storing the coins in a coin safe, and discharging change from the change box to the change discharge opening (13).
(22) is a bill processing unit for discriminating a bill inserted into the bill insertion slot (9), storing it in a bill safe, and returning a bill from the bill safe to a bill return slot (12); ) Is a ticket issuing unit that creates a standard ticket or coupon and issues it to the ticket issuing port (11), and reference numeral (24) indicates the credit card card information read by the card reader (18) to the terminal device ( A) is a communication control device which transmits to the A) via the transmission line (C) and inquires whether or not the credit card is usable. . [0008] The ticket vending machine thus configured issues a standard ticket by operating as follows when a user purchases a standard ticket. That is, the customer enters the coin slot (8)
Or, when money is inserted into the bill insertion slot (9), the display with touch panel (3) displays the purchase guidance screen. Then, when the price button of the ordinary ticket is touched on the purchase guidance screen, the ticket issuing unit (23) creates a standard ticket corresponding to the price button, issues it from the ticket issuing port (11), and issues the coin processing unit (2
1) or the bill processing unit (22) returns the change or the change tag from the change issuing port (13) or the change tag return port (12) as necessary. [0009] In the above-mentioned ticket vending machine, when a customer purchases a coupon, the coupon is issued by the following operation. That is, when the customer inserts money into the coin insertion slot (8) or the bill insertion slot (9), the display with touch panel (3) displays a purchase guidance screen. Then, when the customer touches the coupon selection button displayed on the purchase guidance screen, the display shifts to the coupon purchase guidance screen, and the coupon ticket price button displayed on the coupon purchase guidance screen is touched. Then, the ticket issuing unit (23) creates a plurality of tickets (for example, 11 tickets) corresponding to the fee button, issues the ticket from the ticket issuing port (11), and issues a coin processing unit (21) or a bill processing unit.
(22) returns the change or the change tag from the change issuing port (13) or the change tag return port (12) as necessary. [0010] In the above-mentioned ticket vending machine, when a customer purchases a commuter pass using cash, the ticket vending machine issues a commuter pass by operating as follows, and the customer who desires a receipt of the commuter pass. Issue a receipt for the commuter pass.
That is, when the customer inserts the old commuter pass into the ticket issuing port (7),
The ticket processing unit (20) reads the commuter pass information of the old commuter pass and temporarily holds the old commuter pass, and then the display with a touch panel (3) displays the old commuter pass departure station, transit station,
An input screen for inputting commuter pass information to be recorded on a new commuter pass together with the arrival station is displayed. Then, when the user inputs the valid start date, valid period, name, age, gender, and the like from the input screen, the fee of the commuter pass is displayed on the input screen. [0011] In this state, after the customer inserts more than the bill into the coin insertion slot (8) or the bill insertion slot (9),
When the receipt button displayed on the input screen is pressed (see FIG. 3) (S1), the control unit (25) issues a commuter pass to the ticket processing unit (20) and the receipt issuing machine (19). And an issuance command signal for causing the receipt issuing process to be performed in parallel (S2). As a result, in the commuter pass to be issued, the departure station of the old commuter pass, the via station, the arrival station, the input information input from the above input screen, the control unit (25) obtained based on the validity start date and the validity period The commuter pass issuance processing of the ticket processing unit (20) that prints and magnetically records the commuter pass information including the expiration date and reads the magnetic recording information and prints the detailed information of the commuter pass. Receipt issuing machine (1
The receipt issuing process of 9) is performed in parallel (S3). Then, the control unit (25) inputs the magnetic recording information of the commuter pass information read during the commuter pass issuing process by the ticket processing unit (20), and the magnetic recording information of the commuter pass information and the ticket processing unit ( 20) compares the commuter pass information before magnetic recording on the commuter pass to determine whether the commuter pass information is normally magnetically recorded on the commuter pass (S4), and the commuter pass information is When the magnetic recording is normally performed, the process of issuing a commuter pass and the process of issuing a receipt are continued (S5). This allows
The ticket processing unit (20) issues the commuter pass from the ticket issuing port (7), and the receipt issuing machine (19) issues a receipt for the commuter pass from the receipt issuing port (5) (S6). However, if the control unit (25) determines that the commuter pass information is not normally magnetically recorded on the commuter pass in the above (S4), the ticket processing unit
Output collection command signal to (20) and receipt issuing machine (19)
(S7). As a result, the ticket processing unit (20) stops the process of issuing the commuter pass and collects the commuter pass in the collection box, and the receipt issuing machine (19) stops the process of issuing the receipt and places the receipt in the collection box. Collect (S8). As described above, when a commuter pass in which commuter pass information can be normally magnetically recorded and a receipt of the commuter pass are issued, the ticket processing unit (20) collects the old commuter pass in a collection box, Coin processing unit (21) or bill processing unit
(22) returns the change or the change tag from the change issuing port (13) or the change tag return port (12) as necessary. However, when the commuter pass for which the commuter pass information could not be magnetically recorded and the receipt of the commuter pass are collected, the ticket processing unit (20) returns the old commuter pass from the ticket issuing port (7). , Coin processing unit (2
1) or the bill processing unit (22) changes the input money into the change issuing port (1
3) and return from the fishing return port (12). [0013] When the customer purchases a commuter pass using a credit card, the above-mentioned ticket vending machine issues a commuter pass and a receipt for the commuter pass by operating as follows. That is, when the user inserts the old commuter pass into the ticket issuing port (7), the ticket processing unit (20) reads the commuter pass information of the old commuter pass, temporarily holds the old commuter pass, and then attaches the touch panel. The display (3) displays an input screen for inputting commuter pass information to be recorded on a new commuter pass together with the departure station, the via station, and the arrival station of the old commuter pass. Then, the customer can enter the effective start date, effective period,
After inputting the name, age, gender, etc., the commuter pass fee is displayed on the input screen. In this state, when the customer inserts the credit card into the card insertion / return slot (4), the card reader (18) reads the card information of the credit card, and the communication control device (24) issues the card information to the credit card. It sends to the original terminal device (A) and inquires whether the credit card is usable. If the credit card is usable, the processing shifts to a commuter pass and a receipt issuing process for the commuter pass described later. However, if the credit card cannot be used, the card reader (18) returns the credit card from the card insertion / return port (4), and the ticket processing unit (20) returns the old commuter pass to the ticket issuing port (7). I will return it. When the credit card is usable and the receipt button displayed on the input screen is pressed by the user (see FIG. 3) (S1), the control unit
(25) outputs an issuance command signal for causing the ticket processing unit (20) and the receipt issuing machine (19) to perform commuter pass issuing processing and receipt issuing processing in parallel (S2). This allows
From the commuter pass to be issued, the departure station, transit station, arrival station of the old commuter pass, the input information entered from the above input screen, the expiration date determined by the control unit (25) based on the validity start date and validity period The commuter pass issuance process of the ticket processing unit (20) that prints and magnetically records the commuter pass information including the date and the like and reads and issues the magnetic recording information, and prints the detailed information of the commuter pass and prints the receipt Receipt issuing processing of the receipt issuing machine (19) that creates and issues the receipt is performed in parallel (S3). Then, the control unit (25) inputs the magnetic recording information of the commuter pass information read during the commuter pass issuing process by the ticket processing unit (20), and the magnetic recording information of the commuter pass information and the ticket processing unit ( By comparing the commuter pass information with the commuter pass information before magnetic recording on the commuter pass, it is determined whether the commuter pass information is normally magnetically recorded on the commuter pass (S4).
When commuter pass information is normally magnetically recorded on the commuter pass,
Continue to issue commuter pass and receipt
(S5). As a result, the ticket processing unit (20) issues the commuter pass from the ticket issuing port (7), and the receipt issuing machine (19) issues a receipt for the commuter pass from the receipt issuing port (5) (S
6). However, if the control unit (25) determines that the commuter pass information is not normally magnetically recorded on the commuter pass in (S4), it outputs a collection command signal to the ticket processing unit (20) and the receipt issuing machine (19). (S7). As a result, the ticket processing unit (20) stops the process of issuing the commuter pass and collects the commuter pass in the collection box, and the receipt issuing machine (19) stops the process of issuing the receipt and places the receipt in the collection box. Collect (S8). As described above, when a commuter pass in which commuter pass information can be normally magnetically recorded and a receipt of the commuter pass are issued, the ticket processing unit (20) collects the old commuter pass in a collection box, The card reader (18) returns the credit card from the card insertion / return slot (4). However, when the commuter pass for which the commuter pass information could not be magnetically recorded normally and the receipt of the commuter pass are collected, the card reader (18)
Returns the credit card from the card insertion / return port (4), and the ticket processing unit (20) returns the old commuter pass from the ticket issuing port (7). In this embodiment, the ticket processing unit (20)
Described an example in which the control unit (25) compares the magnetic recording information of the commuter pass information read during the commuter pass issuing process with the commuter pass information before the ticket processing unit (20) magnetically records the commuter pass. However, the magnetic recording information of the commuter pass information and the commuter pass information may be collated by the ticket processing unit (20). In this case, the ticket processing unit (20) outputs to the control unit (25) a determination result as to whether or not the commuter pass information is normally magnetically recorded on the commuter pass, and the control unit (25) outputs the determination result. Based on the above, the ticket processing unit (20) and the receipt issuing machine (19) are controlled as described above to issue or collect the commuter pass and the receipt of the commuter pass. As described above, the ticket vending machine according to the present invention simultaneously issues a ticket to be issued and a receipt of the ticket, and normally magnetically records information on the ticket. Issue a ticket and a receipt for the ticket, and collect the ticket and the receipt for the ticket when the information cannot be normally magnetically recorded on the ticket. As compared with the case where the receipt issuance processing is started from the time when it is determined that the information can be normally magnetically recorded on the ticket, the ticket issued when the information can be normally magnetically recorded on the ticket and the The time required for issuing a receipt can be greatly reduced, and a ticket and a receipt for the ticket can be issued in a short time.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a ticket vending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 2 is a configuration block diagram of a ticket vending machine according to the present invention. FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure when the ticket vending machine according to the present invention issues or collects a commuter pass and a receipt of the commuter pass. [Description of Signs] (19) Receipt issuing machine (receipt issuing means) (20) Ticket processing unit (ticket processing means) (25) Control unit (control means)

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(57) [Claims] [Claim 1] A ticket vending machine which is operated by a user to issue a ticket and a receipt for the ticket, wherein predetermined information is magnetically recorded on the ticket to be issued, and Ticket processing means configured to read recorded information and issue or collect the ticket
(20), a receipt issuing means (19) configured to generate and issue or collect a receipt of a ticket issued by the ticket processing means (20), and the ticket processing means (20) and the receipt issuing means
The ticket processing means (20) controls the ticket processing means (20) to magnetically record predetermined information on the ticket, reads the magnetically recorded information, and issues the ticket, and the receipt issuing means (19) creates a receipt. The receipt issuance process to be issued in parallel is performed, and it is determined whether or not the information is normally magnetically recorded on the ticket based on the magnetic recording information read by the ticket processing means (20),
When information is normally magnetically recorded on the ticket, the ticket processing means
The ticket issuing process of (20) and the receipt issuing process of the receipt issuing device (19) are continued to issue the ticket and the receipt, and when the information is not normally magnetically recorded on the ticket, the ticket processing device
A ticket vending machine comprising control means (25) for stopping the ticket issuing processing of (20) and the receipt issuing processing of the receipt issuing means (19) and collecting the ticket and receipt.